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Sep. 29, 2012

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Public comment on tuition set-aside

During the past legislative session, state lawmakers became incensed over the Iowa state Board of Regents' long-standing policy of taking a portion of tuition money received and setting it aside to fund merit- and need-based scholarships.

After it came out that the universities were setting aside about $1 out of every $5 of tuition paid, some lawmakers called the program an assault on middle-class Iowans. And after it came out that a majority of the money was going for purposes other than helping economically disadvantaged Iowans attend ...